{"id":4018,"date":"2017-06-05T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2017-08-13T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T04:10:30","slug":"result-chicagoopen-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/en\/article\/result-chicagoopen-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Proficiency Test &#8211; Round 2 @ 37th Chicago Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 28th, the fourth day of the 37th <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoopenbg.com\/index.php\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament<\/a>, Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants #2<\/a>) presented the newest version of our \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d. He also offered a comprehensive review to the participants on the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in May 2011, our proficiency test has attracted more and more attention all over the world. That was the fourth consecutive time we carried it out there. The previous articles are here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicagoopen-2016\/\">6th Proficiency Test \u2013 Round 3 @ 36th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicago-open2015\/\">5th Backgammon Proficiency Test \u2013 Round 2 @ 35th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/article\/result-chicago-open2014\/\">The 4th Backgammon Proficiency Test in 34th Chicago Open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The number of participants of it was 35, the highest number ever. It is our great honor and pleasure to have so many players.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited about the high-level scores they made. As the result, Gerry Tansey is on top with 37 (out of 50) correct answers, followed by Chuck Bower and Dennis Culpepper. After the second round, Gerry Tansey is now in the lead overall, while Chuck Bower (USA), Daisuke Katagami (Japan) and Dennis Culpepper (USA) tie for second place.<\/p>\n<p>All of their scores are as below, and the list of overall results up to now is <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#7\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 585px; background: #ffffff; color: #333333; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Rank<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Total score<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 105px; text-align: center;\">Total errors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 300px; text-align: center;\">Name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tbody style=\"text-indent: 1.5em;\">\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>1167<\/td>\n<td>Gerry Tansey <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>1541<\/td>\n<td>Chuck Bower <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>1910<\/td>\n<td>Dennis Culpepper <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1738<\/td>\n<td>Steve Brown <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1816<\/td>\n<td>Grant Hoffman <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nz.png\" alt=\"New Zealand\" title=\"New Zealand\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1882<\/td>\n<td>M. F. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>1920<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>2195<\/td>\n<td>Alfred Mamlet <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>2332<\/td>\n<td>S. B. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>2622<\/td>\n<td>Ray Bills <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2547<\/td>\n<td>Steve Hairgrove <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2765<\/td>\n<td>F. T. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2882<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>3093<\/td>\n<td>Karen Davis <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>2664<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>2707<\/td>\n<td>Jeb Horton <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3064<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3956<\/td>\n<td>Aaron Foust <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>3208<\/td>\n<td>Larry Shiller <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>3257<\/td>\n<td>Allen Tish <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>3647<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>3714<\/td>\n<td>Craig Anderson <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/za.png\" alt=\"South Africa\" title=\"South Africa\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>3319<\/td>\n<td>Eric Barr <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>3922<\/td>\n<td>C. A. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/de.png\" alt=\"Germany\" title=\"Germany\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4417<\/td>\n<td>Mike Clapsadle <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4960<\/td>\n<td>Dane Seiler <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>4288<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>3617<\/td>\n<td>Jeffrey Spencer <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>3887<\/td>\n<td>Charles Haley <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>4089<\/td>\n<td>Lynda Clay <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>5741<\/td>\n<td>A. K. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>5376<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ie.png\" alt=\"Ireland\" title=\"Ireland\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>4778<\/td>\n<td>D. W. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>4545<\/td>\n<td>Peter Victor <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>6021<\/td>\n<td>David Seiler <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Total 35<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 23.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 3302<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thank you for joining us! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 28th, the fourth day of the 37th Chicago Open Backgammon Tournament, Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama (Giants #2) presented the newest version of our \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d. 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